Trump administration silences Gregory Bovino on social media

"In recent months, he has led deployments in Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans, and most recently, Minneapolis. At each destination, he took on a central role as spokesperson, offering daily press conferences and publicly defending the aggressive tactics of federal forces. That prominence also extended to social media. From his X account, Bovino responded to journalists, attacked Democratic lawmakers, and spread messages about migrant arrests, often using confrontational language."

"According to officials quoted by various media outlets, the decision to suspend his access to social media was not made by the White House, but by his superiors at Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A Department of Homeland Security official indicated that Bovino will regain control of his accounts once he returns to his previous position in El Centro, California, where he served as sector chief and where he is expected to retire soon."

"After being removed from the federal operation in Minneapolis, the Border Patrol chief lost access to his X account amid the crisis over the death of Alex Pretti Gregory Bovino in Minneapolis, January 21.Evelyn Hockstein (REUTERS) Gregory Bovino's departure from the federal operation in Minneapolis was followed by the suspension of his social media activity, according to officials from the Department of Homeland Security who spoke to the national press."

Gregory Bovino was removed from a federal operation in Minneapolis during the crisis following Alex Pretti's death. His X account became inactive after he stopped posting, and officials said Customs and Border Protection superiors suspended his access. Bovino served as a prominent public face of aggressive federal immigration deployments, leading ICE and Border Patrol operations in Democratic-governed cities including Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans, and Minneapolis. He regularly held daily press conferences, defended federal tactics, and used confrontational language on social media, responding to journalists and attacking Democratic lawmakers. Officials said he will regain account control when he returns to his El Centro post, where he is expected to retire.

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